Tinsley Ellis and special guests honor Col. Bruce Hampton at Oakland Cemetery’s Tunes from the Tombs Former bandmates, protégés, and friends pay tribute at seventh annual summer music festival ATLANTA – On Saturday, June 10 members of the late Col. Bruce Hampton’s Hampton Grease Band and Aquarium Rescue Unit will play a tribute concert at […]
On Saturday, June 18, thousands of metro Atlantans will converge on Historic Oakland Cemetery for the annual summertime music festival and fundraiser, Tunes from the Tombs. Headliner Arrested Development wraps up a day of music from over a dozen local acts performing on two stages in Oakland Cemetery. Performance schedule is as follows: MailChimp Main […]
One of our favorite Atlanta events every year is Malts and Vaults at Oakland Cemetery! It just happens to go on sale on Saturday, April 16 at 10am! Back by popular demand, Oakland Cemetery’s Malts & Vaults: Where Beer Meets History tour returns on Saturday, April 30 at 7:00 p.m. Delve into Atlanta’s long and […]
If you have yet to hear about the newest tour coming to Historic Oakland Cemetery, well then your ears are in for a treat! Local Atlanta band Black Lips guitarist and co-founder Cole Alexander will be headlining the lineup of artists set to perform on May 2 for Arts at Oakland Presents: ROAMtransmissions’ The Cryptophonic […]
Get ready to push the creative envelope! On May 2, Callosum Collective’s ROAM Transmissions and Oakland Cemetery will host the inaugural Crytpophonic Tour, a cutting edge full-scale arts experience featuring sound, multimedia, and performing artists. The work will highlight the aural history of the cemetery and will be installed throughout the historic landmark, which has long attracted […]
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Photos by Ken Lackner. Blair Crimmins and the Hookers Rod Hamdallah 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra The Bonaventure Quartet featuring Amy Pike Wasted Potential Brass Band The Deadfields Rolling Nowhere
A warm summer day, a dozen great local bands, and the Historic Oakland Cemetery are all coming together on Saturday, June 8th for one of our favorite events: Tunes from the Tombs! This fundraising event features musicians performing in and among Oakland’s extraordinary monuments, mausoleums and renowned gardens. All genres of music will be represented: […]
This weekend is going to be epic, y’all. Not only is it the first Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, but there are some very beautiful glittery shows (Flaming Lips, of Montreal), and we also hear there will be bands playing all weekend at the Oakland Cemetery too! You’re spoiled for choice.
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